The Delta independent., 1887-06-14
COLORADO CONDENSED.

electric lights.
The San Miguel Journal has devel-
oped into a semi-weekiy.
The State Sunday School conven.
tion meets in Greeley on the alst.
The now li1iviation works at Chic.
ride are about to start up at last.
A new postoffice has been estab.
lished at Burlington, in Ebert county.
Trouble is anticipated between the
cattle and sheep men near Saguache.
Denver ministers do not take any
stock in so-called "Christian Science.
The famous Bassick mine, at Silver
Cliff, is to be sold at auction on the 2lst
The city council OF Colorado Springs
has passed an iron-clad liquor ordinance.
Over $50, 900 was paid into the Glen
wood land CfIice last week for coal lands.
The country around Greeley was Wis
tied by severe hail-storm few days ago.
John f. Dahlin, Swede, was killed
in a Georgetown mine by premature
blast.
Over fifty new buildings have been
completed at Sterling within the past thirty
days.
A drunk man asleep on the railroad
track near Gunnison, was run over and
killed.
| An oatmeal mill is being built in
Denver whicn will have a capacity of SC
barrels day.
| The real estate men of Pueblo have
decided to spend n, ,ooo in advertising that
town in the East.
Pumping has been stopped at some
of the Florence oil wells on account OF lack
Of storage capacity.
Pueblo paper, are complaining of the
quality Of water furnished by the water
| company OF that town.
There are more than fifty new towns
In Bent and Las Animas coun,ies-not
prairie dog towns, either.
The Denver base ball club has been
redeeming itself lately and now holds
third place in the league.
Mr.. John Nacin, ranchman living
| near Manitou, was drowned In the Cimar-
ron river few days ago.
A road is to be built to the summit
Of Pixies Peak from the new town of Cas-
cade, Ave miles above Manitou.
Work on the State Capitol at Denver
| Is nearly at a stand-s.ill. The Board Of
Managers are getting considerably worried.
Eight car loads of railroaders' outfits
| and fifty laborers arrived at Akron We'd
nesday to work on the Burlington cxten,
| sioL.
A young man named William Mich
| oils, familiarly known as mormon B,ll'
was accidentally shot and killed in Tellur-
ide few days ago.
Professor Sewell. for number of
years president of the State University. will
be professor of practical chemistry at the
Denver University in the future.
OF the &C. $50. 900 acres of land in
Colorado there has been surveyed 81, ,7s7.-
| +ol acres, leaving Of public lands and In
dian lands unsurveycd ., ,o9,. coo acres.
The owners of the Security mine
have spent q 200 900 in development work
in Custer county. but expect to get II all
back with the biggest kind Of interest
Little Midgc. the 15-months old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Philhrick, of Red
Mountain. crawled out of the door. tumbled
into the ditch and was drowned Tuesday
evening.
The fine double business building of
John Donegan on Union Avenue, Pueblo,
was destroyed by fire few days ago. Loss
on building, $1,000; on contents, 10000.
Partly insured.
The fourth annual commencement of
the State Agricultural College occurred on
the 9th. There were four graduates: Miss
Lera G. Stratton, Eleanor r. Gil, Daisy +.
Stratton and Mr.. Edwin g. Nettleton.
The Denver dailies give the follow
Ing as the amounts being expended upon
buildings in that city at the present time:
public buildings, N.ooo, 900; business
blocks, sT2s, 900; residences, ss7s, 1000.
Mr.. Richard Stapleton's new paper,
he Denver Daily Democrat, made its ap.
pearance Sunday morning. 1t is well pat
roniEed by advertisers and ably edited. 1t
gives promise Of q long and healthy career.
Pueblo men have subscribed $50, 900
to an oil and natural gas company, and
the work Of sinking wells there will be be-
gun In few days. A Pennsylvania expert
Is now on the ground arranging for the
work.
The contract for the excavation of
Denver's new million-dollar hotel has been
let and work will be commenced at once.
The building will be entirely Of stone and
iron, eight stories high and absolutely fire
proof. It is to be completed by January l,
1889.
Mr.. A. II. Pierce has on his ranch a